We have fought to the Arctic Circle, and you want me to inherit the throne?

According to the plan, He Conglong was supposed to return in winter.

However, an imperial edict from Emperor Qing disrupted the plan. The imperial capital took over all the goods of the caravan and also provided the goods that the caravan wanted to buy.

He Conglong was able to return immediately and arrived in Chaoyang City during the autumn harvest.

Li Che climbed up the city wall and looked into the distance. He saw a long line of caravans coming from the road and heading straight for the city gate.

The carriage was heavy, obviously returning with a full load.

Li Che put down his clairvoyance, unable to wait any longer, and looked at the people behind him: "Let's go! Let's go meet them."

A group of personal guards hurriedly followed, and dozens of riders rushed out of the city gate.

After running on the road for a while, Li Che could already see the royal flag with the word "Feng" in front of the caravan, and he couldn't help but speed up.

"Drive, drive, drive!"

The caravan soldiers only heard the sound of horse hooves, and subconsciously raised their spears and shields, ready for battle.

But he saw that among the oncoming knights, the one running in front was his own prince.

The soldiers then laid down their weapons, pounded their chests, and saluted: "Your Highness!"

"No need to formalize! No need to formalize!" Li Che waved his whip cheerfully, "Where's He Conglong? Come out and see me!"

He Conglong hurriedly ran to the front of the team and said with a bow, "I didn't know Your Highness was coming, so I couldn't come to greet you. Please..."

"Alright, alright!" Li Che interrupted impatiently, "Tell me quickly, how much did you get back from selling it?"

He Conglong put down his hand, took out a small booklet from his chest, and handed it to Li Che respectfully: "All the accounts of this trip are recorded. Your Highness, please review them."

Li Che took the booklet and couldn't wait to read it.

But I saw that every account was recorded clearly on it.

From the very beginning, we gave King Yan a thousand pieces of armor, many specialties, and many glassware.

Later, I remembered exactly which powerful family in the north it was sold to, how many glass panes it had, and how much it was sold for.

Li Che trusted He Conglong enough and knew that his greed for money was useless, so he did not have any doubts.

I just took a quick glance and flipped to the back.

Sure enough, the total amount sold by the caravan was written there.

Li Che widened his eyes in disbelief, then subconsciously reached out and wiped his eyes.

When I opened my eyes again, the line of numbers had not changed, and it was still shining brightly in front of me.

"Mr. Duo?" Li Che's voice trembled. "Two hundred and thirty thousand gold? Three million six hundred and eighty thousand taels?!"

"Good fellow, He Conglong, ah He Conglong!" Li Che patted He Conglong's shoulder excitedly, "Are you going to rob the family's treasury?"

He Conglong said sternly, "I dare not. This glass is indeed in great demand and in short supply."

"At first, I only sold them for 100 gold each, but they were all sold out. Later, I started an auction, and the highest bidder won."

"Those aristocratic families were inspired to compete with each other, and they were all proud to own a piece of glassware, and they didn't hesitate to pay a high price for it!"

"The highest price ever was even a whopping one thousand gold coins, so the revenue this time far exceeded our budget."

"Good! Good! Good!" Li Che clapped his hands and laughed, saying "good" three times in a row, "It's my turn to become rich!"

More than three million taels, that's one-sixth of Daqing's annual tax revenue!

Feng State was only an area of ​​three cities, but it had acquired such a huge wealth. It is no exaggeration to say that it was extremely rich.

"According to your Highness's instructions, I have already exchanged half of my income for copper coins and the other half for goods. Please review it, Your Highness!"

Li Che turned and looked at the convoy.

Several soldiers stepped forward and pulled back the cloth covering the carriages, revealing piles of copper coins strung together with thin threads.

Some of the copper coins still had green rust on them, obviously they had been piled up in the warehouse for a long time. It seemed that He Conglong had put a lot of thought into getting so many copper coins.

"Okay!" Li Che turned to look at Qiu Bai, "Quickly take people to transport the copper coins and distribute them to the people who come to buy food."

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Li Che looked at He Conglong again and praised him generously: "This trade has yielded a lot of benefits. You should be remembered as a great achievement!"

"I dare not take credit for it." He Conglong hesitated for a moment, "Your Highness, please allow me to ask for a favor."

"Well, that's all, why ask for a calligraphy?"

"I have gone to recruit some of my former salt dealers. Although these people have gone astray, they all have some skills, especially those who are familiar with business."

“The idea of ​​auctioning glassware was theirs.”

He Conglong bowed respectfully and said, "Your Highness, I beg you to consider their meritorious service and give them a chance to serve you."

"Oh?" Li Che looked behind He Conglong, and sure enough, there was a group of people who were not wearing Fengtian Army armor, but were wearing coarse cloth shorts.

"Who came up with this bidding idea?" Li Che asked.

A tall man quickly stepped out of the group, bowed, and said, "Your Highness, this was my humble idea."

"what is it call?"

"I am Zhu Dafu, a commoner from Yuzhou."

Li Che smiled slightly: "Yes, it sounds like a name that can bring wealth."

He then asked Xiang He Conglong, "What are this person's abilities?"

"Among my former subordinates, Zhu Dafu is one of the best in business." He Conglong replied.

"Alright, General He is a talented commander. It would be a waste of his talent to be a caravan leader." Li Che looked at Zhu Dafu. "The caravan still needs to enter the customs. I'll leave this matter to you. Can you handle it?"

Zhu Dafu's face flushed with excitement, and he fell to his knees: "I will fight to the death!"

"Alright, get up!" Li Che frowned. "Kneeling is not a custom in Feng State, and I don't need you to die. Just lead the caravan."

"Yes Yes Yes."

Zhu Dafu was good at business and could naturally read people's expressions. He could see that Li Che really didn't like being worshipped, so he quickly stood up.

Li Che looked at the others again and said, "As for you, since you are talented people who understand business and have General He as your guarantor, I will give you a job."

"Trade brings great profits and is crucial to the prosperity of our Feng State. We must not only open up trade routes inside and outside the Great Wall, but also open up trade within all cities and regions within the Feng State."

"In addition, our Fengguo's goods will also be sold to Khitan, Goryeo, and even to the Northern Hu, Shiwei, and Wa."

After hearing what Li Che said, everyone's breathing became rapid.

Everyone has seen the huge profits of glass. If it can be sold to other countries, how much profit can be made? What a great achievement it would be!

"I'll leave this matter to you. Start with Fengguo. Whoever has the ability to sell goods further, I will make him a great merchant throughout the country!"

Everyone said in unison: "We will definitely not let His Highness down."

Li Che nodded with satisfaction, and then looked at He Conglong: "General He, do you have any other surprises for me? Tell me all of them."

He Conglong was slightly stunned when he heard this, then hesitantly whispered:

"Um... Your Highness, there are no more surprises. I still have a good match for you. Would you like to hear about it?"

Li Che: ???